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Topographic map of the Russian Empire in 1912 Map of the Russian Empire in 1745. By the end of the 19th century the area of the empire was about 22,400,000 square kilometers (8,600,000 sq mi), or almost one-sixth of the Earth's landmass; its only rival in size at the time was the British Empire. The majority of the population lived in European ...
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Russian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2 (October 22, Old Style), 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title of emperor (imperator) of all the Russias upon Peter I. The abdication of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, marked the end of the empire and its ruling Romanov dynasty .
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Peter I.- Alexis, detail of an engraving by K. Vortman after a painting by J.P. Lüdden, 1729
- Peter II
- Grigory Grigoryevich, Count Orlov, portrait by Vigilius Eriksen; in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
- Catherine II, oil on canvas by Richard Brompton, 1782; in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. 83 × 69 cm.
- A map of Europe from the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1768–71.
- Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov, detail of a portrait by J. Schmidt, 1800; in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
- Grigory Potemkin, engraving by James Walker, 1789, after a portrait by Johann Baptist Lampi.
- Yemelyan Pugachov, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow.
1721 - 1917. Russian Empire. The Russian Empire was a historical empire that extended across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.
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The story of the Russian Empire begins with the founding of the principality of Moscow, also known in Western tradition as Muscovy, in the mid-13th century. At the time, Moscow was more-or-less a vassal of the Mongol Empire. But by the mid-14thcentury, Mongol power was declining, allowing Moscow to assert greater independence. At the same time, Mos...
Ivan IV, who ruled Russia from 1547 to 1584, managed to expand Russian territory well beyond the Ural Mountains, into north-central Asia, and southward towards the Caspian Sea. He also radically and ruthlessly centralized power in favor of himself and the monarchy in general, punishing anyone who questioned his authority in even the slightest way, ...
By the late 17thcentury, Russia was already the largest state in the world. At the same time, however, the vast empire had a population of just 14 million. It was also overwhelmingly agrarian, with only a small portion of its population living in cities. It is at this point that Peter I, otherwise known as Peter the Great, became Russia’s ruler. Pe...
After the Napoleonic Wars, Russian power began to wane. Even though the empire managed to conquer more territory in the Caucuses and Central Asia over the course of the 19th century, it was also lagging behind the rest of Europe economically and technologically, as other European powers enjoyed rapid growth due to the Industrial Revolution, sea tra...
Learn about the history and geography of the Russian Empire, a vast empire that spanned large parts of Europe and Asia from the 13th to the 20th century. Explore how it started as the principality of Moscow, rose to the czardom of Russia, and declined into the Soviet Union. See maps, photos, and facts of its territorial expansion and decline.
Explore the first comprehensive and accurate atlas of the Russian Empire, published in 1820-1834 by Col. Piadyshev. The atlas contains 60 maps of the empire's provinces, towns, roads, and distances, with placenames in Russian and French.
Mar 13, 2024 · Finely-drawn French map of Russia depicting the Russian Empire under the rule of Peter the Great in the late seventeenth century. Map published by H. Jaillot and based on a map by N. Sanson. It illustrates towns, villages, and settlements; place names; guberniia boundaries; rivers and lakes; pictorial representation of vegetation, relief, and ...
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Jul 30, 2021 · Russia and its Empire in Eurasia: Cartographic Resources in the Library of Congress. This research guide assists in identifying maps and atlases of Russia and nations formerly governed by Russia in the collections of the Library's Geography and Map Division.
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